Mark Shurtleff | Utah California Lawyer

Mark Shurtleff resigned as a partner in the Washington, DC office of Troutman Sanders in June of 2013 in order to start his own law firm, regulatory and legal consulting firm, and several business ventures. Mark retired from public office as the only three term Attorney General in the history of the State of Utah (2001-2013). He is recognized as an expert in numerous cutting edge legal skills and issues including litigation, business law, criminal law, constitutional law, finance, entertainment, and energy-related matters. Working with his colleagues on both sides of the political aisle, Mark won praise for fashioning workable solutions to a variety of problems.


Notable achievements during his tenure as the Utah Attorney General include: Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force has received national recognition, while in office, over 500 internet predators and child pornographers were arrested and convicted (with a 99% conviction rate.) The number of sex offenders in Utah prisons increased by more than 50%. Set up Utah’s AMBER Alert, which became a model for the nation and has received national awards, and he led the development of the first statewide Child Abduction Response Team. He developed the first statewide identity theft database, the Identity Theft Reporting and Information System or IRIS. The website is a one stop resource for victims to file online complaints with law enforcement, clear their credit and learn how to better protect their identities.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Owner	Shurtleff Law Firm P.C.	Salt Lake City, UT	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah	J.D.	Law School	1985
Brigham Young Univ; Provo UT	B.S.	Political Science and International Relations	12/1981

State / Court	Date
California	1989
Utah	1985

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• 2004 “Champion of Children” Award; 2005 Utah “Protector of Children” Award; 2005 “Guardian of the Light” Award; 2006 Internet Safety Person of the Year by the Boys and Girls Clubs; 2006 “Humanitarian of the Year” by the Conference for Community and Justice 2007; “Statesman of the Year”; In 2006 Mark received the highest award given by Mexico to a non-Mexican, The Order of the Aztec Eagle, presented to him by President Vicente Fox and the Mexican Senate.

• Author, "Am I Not A Man? The Dred Scott Story." A 550 page historical novel about the man behind the landmark Supreme Court case which led directly to the election of Abraham Lincoln, emancipation and freedom. http://www.amazon.com/Am-Not-Man-Scott-Story/dp/098279861X
  

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